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Lembeh Strait, Indonesia, 2010

Underwater photos from a trip to Lembeh Strait, Indonesia, March 3-10, 2010. Special thanks to Kasawari Lembeh Resort and to Scubacam for organizing the Night Safari! During this trip, I used the INON insect eye lens (underwater endoscope) along with a Nauticam underwater housing for the Canon 7D to capture both stills and video.
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A blue ring octopus (Hapalochlaena lunulata) swims at night. Note that this animal swam of its own accord -- I did not prod. Lembeh Strait, Indonesia. echeng100304_0252778
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A blue ring octopus (Hapalochlaena lunulata) swims at night. Note that this animal swam of its own accord -- I did not prod. Lembeh Strait, Indonesia. echeng100304_0252778

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  • Red-gilled nembrotha nudibranch (Nembrotha rutilans) feeding while resting on a sea pearl (Ventricaria ventricosa). Lembeh Strait, Indonesia. echeng100304_0252643
  • Many host gobies (Pleurosicya mossambica) rest on hard coral. Lembeh Strait, Indonesia. echeng100304_0252645
  • Red-gilled nembrotha nudibranch (Nembrotha rutilans). Lembeh Strait, Indonesia. echeng100304_0252687
  • Detail from a sea urchin (Echinothrix calamaris). Lembeh Strait, Indonesia. echeng100304_0252716
  • Detail from some sort of enormous pleurobranch. Lembeh Strait, Indonesia. echeng100304_0252739
  • Sun coral (Tubastraea faulkneri). Lembeh Strait, Indonesia. echeng100304_0252749
  • Razorfish at night (Aeoliscus strigatus). Lembeh Strait, Indonesia. echeng100304_0252766
  • Blue-ringed octopus (Hapalochlaena lunulata) at night. Lembeh Strait, Indonesia. echeng100304_0252775
  • A blue ring octopus (Hapalochlaena lunulata) swims at night. Note that this animal swam of its own accord -- I did not prod. Lembeh Strait, Indonesia. echeng100304_0252778
  • A blue ring octopus (Hapalochlaena lunulata) comes in for a landing. Note that this animal swam of its own accord -- I did not prod. Lembeh Strait, Indonesia. echeng100304_0252781
  • My first pearlfish! Silver pearlfish (Encheliophis homei). This fish normally lives in the anus of sea cucumbers. Lembeh Strait, Indonesia. echeng100304_0252786
  • Mating crabs. Lembeh Strait, Indonesia. echeng100304_0252831
  • Mating crabs. Lembeh Strait, Indonesia. echeng100304_0252832
  • This painted frogfish (Antennarius pictus) kept bumping into my lens. Lembeh Strait, Indonesia. echeng100304_0252868
  • An aggregation of sea hares (Stylocheilus striatus). Lembeh Strait, Indonesia. echeng100304_0252885
  • A starry night octopus (Octopus luteus) shows an interest in my lens. Lembeh Strait, Indonesia. echeng100304_0252912
  • A starry night octopus (Octopus luteus) shows an interest in my lens. Lembeh Strait, Indonesia. echeng100304_0252915
  • A Spanish dancer (Hexabranchus sanguineus). Lembeh Strait, Indonesia. echeng100304_0252922
  • Marionia pustulosa nudibranch next to a Xenia sp. soft coral. A small shrimp is riding the nudibranch. Lembeh Strait, Indonesia. echeng100304_0252938
  • A beautiful red nudibranch (Marionia pustulosa) next to a Xenia sp. coral. Lembeh Strait, Indonesia. echeng100304_0252959
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